calzar
[kalˈsaɾ]
The verdict
“calzar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #68,372 among 77,812 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,372
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 77,812
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cubrir el pie con una prenda o calzado.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | calzar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [kalˈsaɾ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #68,372 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “calzar” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
calzar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #68,372 among 77,812 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [kalˈsaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 13 senses are on record.
calzar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is calzar, spelled C-A-L-Z-A-R.
Definition
- 1Cubrir el pie con una prenda o calzado.
- 2Llevar puesto calzado u otra prenda para el pie.
- 3Fabricar calzado para alguno en particular.
- 4Por analogía, calzar_(1–3) espuelas.
- 5Por analogía, calzar_(1–3) guantes.
- 6Colocar un calce para evitar que algo ruede o se desplace.
- 7Colocar una reja nueva al arado.
- 8Aceptar munición de cierto calibre un arma de fuego.
- 9Colocar las imágenes a una plancha de texto.
- 10Cubrir con tierra ciertos vegetales, para que al no recibir sol se vuelvan más tiernos.
- 11Cubrir con pasta una caries.
- 12Tener inteligencia o astucia.
- 13Mantener relaciones sexuales.
Synonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “calzar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-L-Z-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kalˈsaɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.